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Population
2018: Population growth since 1989 by 51% to 5.4 million
Migration
2021: Net outflow over 4 years
Birth rate
2025: Fertility rate - 20 people per 1000 population
Ruling dynasty of Berdimuhamedowa
Turkmen statehood is strongly tied to tribal ties. The dynasty of President Berdimuhamedow belongs to the Akhal teke family, which gives a privileged position for all representatives of this Turkmen branch.
2025: Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow continues to represent Turkmenistan on numerous foreign trips
Three years after the current Turkmen president Serdar Berdimuhamedow took up his post in the international arena, Turkmenistan represents two people: he and his father Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow.
By October 2025, Serdar Berdimuhamedow made the following visits:
- May 9 - working visit to Russia.
- August 31 - September 3 - visit to China for the SCO summit.
- September 24 - visit to the United States for a meeting of the UN General Assembly and a meeting with Kuwaiti Prince Sheikh Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah.
- October 10 - visit Tajikistan to the meeting of the Council of Heads of State. CIS
At the same time Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow:
- January 20 - visit to Monaco.
- February 18 - meets with the head of the Russian Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov.
- April 22 - visit to Kazakhstan.
- April 25 - visit to Uzbekistan.
- May 5-6 - visit to France.
- August 22 - meeting in the Avaza tour zone with Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev.
- October 20 - visit to Afghanistan.
When visiting Turkmenistan, foreign guests often visit both Berdimuhamedovs: first the eldest, then the youngest.
2022: Serdar Berdimuhamedow (Gurbanguly's son) wins presidential election
In March 2022, in Turkmenistan, Serdar Berdimuhamedow (son of Gurbanguly) won the presidential election with 72.97% of the vote.
Government
Cities
2021: Ashgabat is the world's most expensive city for foreigners
In a study on the cost of living in 209 cities around the world, the consulting company Mercer came to paradoxical conclusions: if we take the indicators of New York as the standard, then Ashgabat will cost a foreign employee more than Zurich. Read more here.
Economy
Main article: Economy of Turkmenistan
Education
2024: Launch of E-mekdep state digital school management system
In Turkmenistan, in early September 2024, the state digital school education management system called E-mekdep was officially launched, which became available in all secondary schools in Ashgabat and Arkadag. This system, developed by the Innovation and Information Center of the Ministry of Education of Turkmenistan, is a comprehensive solution for monitoring the educational process, providing access to information on school performance, lesson schedules and other important data. Read more here
2023:71 Russian-language schools
In terms of the number of Russian-speaking schools Kazakhstan , it occupies a leading position among the Central states: in Asia 2023, their number reached 3,606. For comparison: in the neighboring Uzbekistan a little more than a thousand, Kyrgyzstan in - 751, in - Tajikistan 200, and in Turkmenistan - 71.
2021: Literacy rate of the population - 99.7%
2019: Number of years of education by citizens over 25 - 10.3
Health care
Maternity leave
in
2020: Duration of guaranteed paid sick leave 6 months or more
Crime
Terrorism
At the end of 2022, the country faces the threat of attacks by the Afghan group Vilayat Khorasan.
Prisons
2019: The minimum age for children to be jailed is 14
2018: Number of prisoners
History
1991: All-Union referendum on the preservation of the USSR
On March 17, 1991, an All-Union referendum on the preservation of the USSR was held - the only one in the history of the USSR.
The issue of preserving the USSR as an updated Federation of equal sovereign states and republics of the former USSR was discussed.
1987
1972
1971: Start burning at Hell's Gate
The Hell Gate is a hole 60 meters in diameter that is located in Turkmenistan. In 1971, an incident occurred during drilling, due to which a pit filled with gas was formed. Scientists have decided that the best way to solve the problem would be to set fire to this gas. The hole is still engulfed in flames, and its glow can be seen in kilometers. It is not known when the fire will go out, and whether it will go out at all.
1959
1700: Part of the territories within Safavid Persia
30 g BC.
200 BC: The Greco-Bactrian Kingdom
250 BC: The Parthian Kingdom
326 BC: As part of the empire of Alexander the Great
530 BC: As part of the Achaemenid Persian State
Sport
2022: The most popular sport is football
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Calendar
Pets
2020: There are more cats than dogs. World Map
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